{"id":49462,"date":"2025-08-26T06:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=49462"},"modified":"2025-08-28T20:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T00:47:56","slug":"reset-google-chrome-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/reset-google-chrome-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to reset settings to defaults on Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To reset Chrome settings to their defaults, open settings, click <strong>&#8220;Reset settings,&#8221;<\/strong> click <strong>&#8220;Restore settings to their original defaults,&#8221;<\/strong> and click <strong>&#8220;Reset.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To reset the browser completely, from <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Google<\/code>, delete the <strong>&#8220;Chrome&#8221;<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 8\/26\/2025: <\/strong>On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a> (or 10), if you use Google Chrome, you can reset its settings to factory defaults, and in this guide, I will outline the steps to complete this task.<\/p>\n<p>Although it may not happen often, sometimes Chrome can become sluggish, or you may also experience crashing and freezing issues due to extensions, installation problems, profile issues, or configuration issues.<\/p>\n<section class=\"custom-related-posts-wrapper\"><span class=\"custom-related-posts-heading\">Related<\/span><div class=\"custom-related-posts-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/reset-settings-edge\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"How to reset settings to defaults on Microsoft Edge\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/edge-reset-settings-windows11-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to reset settings to defaults on Microsoft Edge\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">How to reset settings to defaults on Microsoft Edge<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<p>Whatever the case might be, the browser has a master button to quickly restore the default settings to resolve the most common issues. The feature will reset the Google Chrome settings and shortcuts, disable extensions, and delete cookies and other temporary files.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to reset everything on the browser, you have to delete the <strong>&#8220;Chrome&#8221;<\/strong> folder in your system profile folder.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\">Using this method, <strong>n<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\">othing will be saved<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\"><strong>,<\/strong> and you will have to start with the browser from scratch by configuring a new profile and choosing your settings from scratch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\/\">guide<\/a>, I will teach you how to revert the Google Chrome settings to their factory defaults on Windows 11 as well as on <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a>. However, these instructions should also work on other supported platforms like macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#reset_common_settings_chrome\">Reset common settings to defaults on Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#reset_all_settings_chrome\">Reset every setting to defaults on Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"reset_common_settings_chrome\">Reset common settings to defaults on Chrome<\/h2>\n<p>To reset the settings of Chrome to its defaults on Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Google Chrome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Customize and control Google Chrome<\/strong> (ellipsis) button on the top-right corner.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the <strong>Settings<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Reset settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tip-box\"><span><strong>Quick tip:<\/strong> You can also access this page using the <code>chrome:\\\\settings\\reset<\/code> link in the address bar.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>&#8220;Restore settings to their original defaults&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164275\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chrome-reset-settings-original-defaults-option.webp?resize=827%2C392&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chrome reset settings\" width=\"827\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chrome-reset-settings-original-defaults-option.webp?w=984&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chrome-reset-settings-original-defaults-option.webp?resize=300%2C142&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chrom-reset-settings-option.webp?resize=300%2C184&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chrom-reset-settings-option.webp?resize=935%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 935w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chrom-reset-settings-option.webp?resize=150%2C92&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, Google Chrome will restore the default settings, disable extensions, and clear cached data like cookies, but your bookmarks, history, and passwords will be kept.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"reset_all_settings_chrome\">Reset every setting to defaults on Chrome<\/h2>\n<p>To reset the Chrome browser completely on Windows, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Close the <strong>Google Chrome<\/strong> browser.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>File Explorer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Type the following path in the address bar and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Google<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click the <strong>Chrome<\/strong> folder and choose the <strong>Delete<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180236\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chrome-delete-reset-all-settings.webp?resize=728%2C391&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 11 delete Chrome folder to reset browser\" width=\"728\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chrome-delete-reset-all-settings.webp?w=728&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 728w, 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If you want to re-enable your extensions, you can complete this task from <code>chrome:\/\/extensions<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update August 26, 2025:<\/strong> This guide has been updated to include a video tutorial to follow these instructions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Chrome is getting slow, or it keeps freezing or crashing, use the reset option to fix any issues \u2013 Here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1758,153,23],"tags":[95,136,19,2540,2715],"class_list":["post-49462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apps","category-google","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-beginner","tag-google-chrome","tag-how-to","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-11"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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